Looking for the Whitti in our Lives

Month: September 2017

It has been one of those weeks as a mother. My heart is saddened at the choices my children have made and yet where can a mother turn for solace and peace? No one knows my children quite the way that I do. No one else knows of our struggles, our challenges and the “cha-cha”… Read More Post #39 – As the thunder rolls in . . .

GingerSnap has been working on a project lately for Young Women’s and asked me to help her with it. Sadly she had to send me an email request to help her because I kept forgetting to do it. I guess being a homeschool mom has its limits, like being asked by your kids constantly for… Read More Post #38 – My First Story of Faith

Well, Paul made it back home safe and sound. He came home happier than I have seen him in quite awhile. He said that the trip was a success. When I asked him if he experienced any miracles, he said that the sheer fact that the home is empty and EVERYTHING was given away (except… Read More Post #37 – I’m exhausted . . . but got my strength back

It has been quite the week for our family. It wasn’t quite what we thought it would be but it actually turned out much better than we expected. Paul not only got to attend his parent’s dinner for he, his siblings and their spouses, but he got to attend a special family gathering last… Read More Post #36 – What a WEEK!

I have been working hard the last few days to complete this . . . Here is the original . . . I think I started this piece on Monday and finished it today (Thursday). I thoroughly enjoyed putting this piece together . . . First I started with what was up close. I felt… Read More Post #35 – That made me cry!

Now this is a different sunrise than normal! Because these are actually aerial photos of Arenal Volcano and Lake. No, we didn’t take an aerial tour of this beautiful part of Costa Rica, but Paul sort of did. He was able to take these shots on his way to Utah, to surprise his parents for… Read More Post #34 – SURPRISE! for 50 years of Marriage

Good Morning. My emotions are a bit on the surface this morning. I think I’m tired. I don’t sleep as well with Paul not home. I was waiting to share that he was out of town until after he got back, but I think my “we have EVERYTHING for sell” post gave that away. I’ll… Read More Post #33 – Art in the Home

This picture is not a mistake. This is how Paul and I feel our vision for our future looks. Okay, maybe not so dark as in bleak but we do feel we are blind right now. We are literally having to walk with the only sight we have, and that is not sight but the… Read More Post #32 – Bubble Baths and Letting Go!

It’s late. I need to get to bed but in a last attempt to spread the word . . . we are selling EVERYTHING we left behind in Utah: (click on each item to find a link for selling info.) Our house Our Living Room Furniture Our Dining Room Furniture Our Kitchen Table –… Read More Post #31 – Selling ALL of our stuff

One of our new Homeschool goals this year was to go on MORE field trips. So, that is what we have done. We have visited La Paz Waterfall Gardens with Paul and then Los Chorros Waterfalls with the Reed’s. Next on our list was to go on the Corso Lecheria Tour that is nestled within… Read More Post #30 – Dairy Adventure with friends